Research Methods

PCHN62031 Research Methods 15 Semester 1 Postgraduate Taught Level 7 Garreth Prendergast Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5 The overall aim of this unit is to ensure that the trainee has knowledge, skills and experience of the role of research, development and innovation in the NHS in improving patient care, including prevention, diagnostics, treatment and service delivery. On completion of this unit and the research project, trainees should be able to generate ideas, as well as assess, plan, conduct, evaluate, interpret and report research and innovation projects, including original research. They should also be able to disseminate the findings and, where appropriate, the adoption of the findings. Trainees should also be able to use research to improve practice.The majority of materials will be accessed together with other MSc in Healthcare Science students, with some on-line resources dedicated to research specific to neurosensory sciences.Content:<ul><li>Writing a good dissertation.</li><li>Understanding good research design.</li><li>Identifying confounds and sources of bias.</li><li>Analysing your data.</li><li>Ethical consideration for Clinical Scientists.</li><li>Critical Appraisal.</li><li>Research and innovation in the NHS.</li><li>Grant Applications and Funding.</li></ul> The overall aim of this unit is to ensure that the trainee has knowledge, skills and experience of the role of research, development and innovation in the NHS in improving patient care, including prevention, diagnostics, treatment and service delivery. On completion of this unit and the research project, trainees should be able to generate ideas, as well as assess, plan, conduct, evaluate, interpret and report research and innovation projects, including original research. They should also be able to disseminate the findings and, where appropriate, the adoption of the findings. Trainees should also be able to use research to improve practice.The majority of materials will be accessed together with other MSc in Healthcare Science students, with some on-line resources dedicated to research specific to neurosensory sciences.Content:<ul><li>Writing a good dissertation.</li><li>Understanding good research design.</li><li>Identifying confounds and sources of bias.</li><li>Analysing your data.</li><li>Ethical consideration for Clinical Scientists.</li><li>Critical Appraisal.</li><li>Research and innovation in the NHS.</li><li>Grant Applications and Funding.</li></ul> <div>  </div>  <ul><li>Discuss and critically evaluate the context within which research, development, innovation and audit are undertaken to improve patient care, promote innovation and improve service delivery.</li><li>Describe, compare and contrast a range of research methods/approaches, including cohort studies, qualitative, quantitative, systematic review, sampling techniques and clinical trials.</li><li>Explain and justify current UK ethical and governance frameworks and processes spanning the conduct of human and animal research, innovation and audit.</li><li>Critically evaluate the literature/evidence base to identify a research question and create a new approach or technique to improve patient care or service delivery.</li><li>Discuss and justify the research, audit and innovation process from idea generation to dissemination/implementation, including patient/user involvement and intellectual property.</li><li>Describe and evaluate a range of data analysis techniques to ensure the validity, reliability and appropriateness to the research aim, design and conclusion.</li></ul> <ul><li>Critically appraise scientific literature.</li><li>Critically analyse and objectively interpret information/data.</li></ul> <ul><li>Identify, discuss and critically evaluate a research, innovation or audit project that has resulted in an improvement in patient care, diagnostics or service delivery.</li><li>Present information clearly in the form of verbal and written reports.</li><li>Communicate complex ideas and arguments in a clear and concise and effective manner.</li></ul> <ul><li>Demonstrate effective communication skills including the ability to present scientific data to non-scientists.</li><li>Demonstrate effective organisation skills.</li><li>Identify how innovation will have a positive impact on the practice of healthcare science.</li><li>Understanding of statistical principles and their appropriate application to different sorts of data.</li></ul> Face-to-face teaching will occur during one of your on-campus weeks in the middle of Semester 1.These will be supported and extended using online material that will be accessed throughout the rest of Semester 1. The online material will support the acquisition of knowledge and understanding by promoting problem-based learning through interactive material and self assessment tools. 0 Other 100% 2500-word assignment - 100%. Written Feedback MSc Clinical Science (NeuroSc) MSc Clinical Science (Neuro Sc PGDT Taught Component Mandatory N <ul><li>Greenhalgh T. (2006). How to read a paper. The basics of evidence based medicine. 3rd Edition London: BMJ Publishing group.</li><li>Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics using SPSS. 3 Ed. London: Sage Publications.</li></ul> Lectures 9 0 141